The Year of the Redeemed

Come, welcome this new year of grace

Author: Thomas Baldwin
Published in 22 hymnals

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1 Come, welcome this new year of grace,
Proclaim'd through Jesus' blood;
The happy year of our release,
To seal our peace with God.

2 We early wander'd from our God,
In the dark maze of sin;
The year of the redeem'd is come,
To bring us back again.

3 We once could spurn at offer'd grace,
And slight a Saviour's charms;
The year of the redeem'd is come,
To call us to his arms.

4 We hear the gospel's joyful sound
Proclaim the jubilee:
The year of the redeem'd is come,
To set the ransom'd free.

5 Ye aged saints, who long have sigh'd
To see this happy day;
The year of the redeem'd is come,
To wipe your tears away.

6 Ye lovely youth, who late have known
The sweets of pard'ning grace,
The year of the redeem'd demands
Your noblest acts of praise.

7 Now you can tell a scoffing world
Their threats are all in vain;
The year of the redeem'd is come
To recompense your pain.

8 But, O ye careless, Christless souls,
Who scorn the happy few!
The year of the redeem'd will come,
And take them all from you.

9 Then will you mourn and say at last,
We did instruction hate;
The year of the redeem'd is past,
And now it is too late.

10 When Gabriel bursts the vaulted tomb,
And bids the dead arise,
We'll sing the year of the redeem'd,
And lift our joyful eyes.

Source: Society hymns, original and selected on evangelical and experimental subjects #XXXVI

Author: Thomas Baldwin

Baldwin, Thomas. (Bozrah, Connecticut, December 23, 1753--August 29, 1825, Waterville, Maine). Following the death of his father and his mother's remarriage, he moved at age sixteen to Canaan, New Hampshire. He was married in 1775, and while a young man was elected to represent Canaan in the legislature and was repeatedly reelected. Following his conversion he was baptized in 1781. He then abandoned his legal studies and began to preach in 1782, being ordained in the following year and then serving for seven years as an evangelist. In 1790 he became pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Boston. He published a number of books and was the first editor of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Magazine, beginning in 1803. For many years he was… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come, welcome this new year of grace
Title: The Year of the Redeemed
Author: Thomas Baldwin
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed.) #S44

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Select Hymns #194

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A Choice Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of Christians #571

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of Christians #V

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A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors #47

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d179

General Collection of Hymns, Original and Selected, for Use of Christians #d76

Hymns and Psalms, Original and Modern, Selected and Revised #d100

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Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. (5th ed. corr.) #5

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the use of Christians #d60

Hymns, Original and Selected, for the Use of Christians. 8th ed. #d66

Select Hymns #d89

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The Boston Collection of Sacred and Devotional Hymns #150

The Christian's Pocket Companion #d17

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d54

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d52

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The Young Christian's Companion #53

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The Young Christian's Companion. 2nd ed. #a53

The Young Convert's Companion #d21

Virginia Selection of Psalms #d91

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